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March 11, 1924i.; L48653 s. GEROUX WINDOW Filed Aug. 12 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 TZ-Z March 11, 1924. Lff

s. GEROUX WINDOW Filed Aug. 12. 1922 2 sheetslsheet 2 Patented Mar. 1l, i924.

FENT

STEV GEROUX, OF CHECAGO, ILLINOIS.

WINDOW.

Application flied August 12, 1922. Serial No. 581,299.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, Srnv Gnnoux, c1t1- zen of the United States, and a resident or the city oi? Chicago, in the county or' Cook and State or' Illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in a `Window; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference beingl had to the accompanyingrdrawings andv to the numerals ot reference marked thereon, which form a part or' this specification.

As windows are .usually constructed7 the area uncovered by openingthem is never more than half of the area of the glass, so that the amount oit ventilation that may be obtained through the window is limited, which is particularly disadvantageous in hot weather when all the breeze possible through the window is desired.

lt is an object orp the present invention to' provide a window in which the sash and glass may oe completely removed from the window arca so that the opening for ventilation shall be equal to or even somewhat greater than the opening for light.

lt is a further object of this invention to provide a space within the wall of a building into which the sash oi the window may be moved, leaving the window opening' com pletely unobstructed.

lt is a further object of this invention to provide a window trame with the usual sash guiding means extending upward above the top of the space within the window into the wall so that thev sash may be moved out of the window opening without becoming free from the guiding means.

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the accompanying drawings and following description.

The invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

On the drawings:

Figure l is a view partly 1u section and partly in elevation showing the window and its frame.

Figure 2 is a sect-ion upon the line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal the window and trame.

Figure e is a detail section showing the upper edge of the window opening.

section through Figure 5 is a. det-ail showingthe lock for the lower sash.

Figure 6 is a detail showing the lock for the junction or the two sashes.

As shown on the drawings:

The lower sash l0 rides in the usual grooves ll in the uprights or side members l2 ot' the window frame. These grooves are formed by the usual stop and running beads or in any other usual or desired Way. The side members l2 ot 'the frame are made in the usual way except that they continue up above the top members of the fra-me at each sideI or' a space i?, and the pulleys le 'tor the lower sash are at a height above the top of the usual window openingnearly equal to the length of one sash. The usual cords l5 run fromfthe lower sash over these pulleys to weightsl for counterbalancing the lower sash in its movement. ln a similar way the upper sash runs in a groove 2l and is provided with cords 25 which go over pulleys 24; to weights 26.

rllhe top member of the bottom sash l0 and the bottom member of the top sash 2O are provided with a locking 'device 3l which may be any desired form ott sash lock, except the part upon the sash 20 must contain no portion that projects into the path of the sash l() vhen the lock is in released position, and conversely the part upon the sash l() must contain no portion that, when the lock is in released position7 projects into the path of the sash 20. The top member or the bottom sash and the bottom member of the top sash are made in any standard or desired way except that, as shown at 32, their contacting surfaces are parallel to the plane of movement instead' of being made oblique as is usual. A resilient strip 32a may be provided at 32 att-ached to one of the sash ment bers to minimize the entrance of air at this point.

At the top of the ordinary opening of the window in the path o1 the bottom sash l() is located a trap door 33 which is constrained to horizontal position by a spring 34, when the sash l0 is not above the upper end or' the ordinary window opening. When the sash l() is raised above the position shown in Figure 4i, trap door 33 swings to the position illustrated in dotted lines in said ligure to permit the sash to go by. lVhen the sash 10 is in a lower position than that illustrated in Figure a. and the upper sash in its normal closed position the trap door 33, by closing the entrance to the space 47, gives to the uppei'I side of the window frame an appearance like that of an ordinary wimlow. The trap door and the spring' are mounted upon a cross piece 35 which corresponds to the finishing strip at t-he top ot' an ordinary window frame. A similar piece 36 on the outer side of the window corresponds to the outer part of this top piece. lf desired, the stop pieces 37 and 3&- inay be attached to the under side of the pieces 35 and 36 respectively. rPhe window traine is supplied with the usual linishing pieces 49 at each side of the frame, but they do not go as high as the side members l2v of the traine. Instead they stop at the upper end ot' the window opening,` and are then connected by the cross piece 13.

Above the piece 36 is an angle iron 40 which serves to support that portion of the wall abovey the wndmv opening and on the outer side o'l space il?. It desired, the space Li7 into which the sash go when in their extreme upper position may be boxed in by plates, one of which. il, is secured to the upright portion of the angle iron 40. iVhether a similar plate is to be used upon the inside face of the wall, and whether masonry or only lathing and pla.- ter, is to appear on this side of the space li' depends upon the thickness of the wall and may be chosen according to the ju ,frnient or' the architect.

The upper edge ot' the space '-17 is furnished with a top piece 48 which serves to support the body of Vthe wall above this space. rlhe lock 3l will not hold the window shut, because it is possible with the sashes l0 and 2O locked together to push the whole window up, leaving the upper sash within the space 117 and the lower sash in the upper half of the window opening. To prevent this a lock 42 is provided to secure the lower sash l0 to the window frame. As illustrated, the lock 4:2 is of the type which co-operates with a rack upon the window Jframe. Obviously any type of lock may be used.

In the operation of the device, the sashes are raised and lowered in the usual way. When it is desired to raise the sash 10 relative to the sash 20, .the lock 31 must be brought to released position; but, if desired, the two sashes may be raised together as a unit without unfastening this lock. Then it is desired to fasten the window, the lock 42 must be used.

l am aware that numerous details may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this in vention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than is necessitated by the prior art.

l claim as my invention:

A building wall having a window opening, an upper sash, a. lower sash, said wall having;l a space above said opening into which said sashes may be moved, Vand an upwardly movable closure between said window opening. and said space, said closure spanning the path of travel of the lower sash only, and adapted, when said lower sash is moved into said space, to be lifted by said lower sash to a position removed from the paths of travel of both sashes.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

STEV GEROUX.

Witnesses Y CARLTON HILL, OSCAR HARTMANN. 

